New research shows that almost 50 per cent of schoolchildren say
writing is boring. The solution, discovers Hilary Wilce, is to let them
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In just under 900 primary schools,
the majority of pupils leave unable to write a proper sentence or do
basic arithmetic – almost 100 more schools than last year, today's primary school league tables show.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here

Sats tests,
taken by more than 600,000 primary school pupils every year, could be
scrapped as soon as 2012 under major reforms to the testing system
announced today by Ed Balls.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here

Children's author Enid Blyton was banned from the BBC for nearly 30 years because the corporation thought she was a "second-rater" whose work lacked literary value. Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here

In a move described by education campaigners as the "ultimate in dumbing
down", pupils will be asked to write an essay on the etiquette and grammar
of texting.
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A study commissioned by Ofqual, the exam regulator, said between 12 and 17 per
cent of pupils were given the wrong grade in science exams.The conclusions follow similar concerns over the marking of English tests
taken by children in their final year of primary school.

School in the 21st century is very different to school back in the
olden days of the 20th. That may sound obvious, but many people can't
seem to accept that times have changed. Just read the visitors to this
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More schools have appealed this year against the results of the national tests taken by 11-year-olds in England....Most appeals were made against the marking of English papers - and this is also the area where numbers rose the most. Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here